light comedy

collocation in English

meaningsoflightandcomedy

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light
adjective
uk
/laɪt/us
/laɪt/
not weighing ...
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comedy
noun
uk
/ˈkɒm.ə.di/us
/ˈkɑː.mə.di/
a (type of) film, play, or book that is intentionally funny either in its characters or ...
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(Definition oflightandcomedyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Humour was an important element in the storylines during 1989, with a greater amount of slapstick andlightcomedythan ever before.
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During this time, he developed his style, his forte beinglightcomedy, though he could also deal with drama and maintain complex narratives.
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It was rewritten as alightcomedy, with many elements of the story changed.
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Thislightcomedywas originally conceived as a play.
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I was shocked enough for that to be the end of mylightcomedybook of my amusing summers working as a labourer.
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He then revealed his unclassifiable talent: action comedy, drama, tragedy,lightcomedy.
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It was also panned by some critics as being too dark to be an appropriate musical, a genre then almost invariably associated withlightcomedy.
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His conventional good looks secured him a number of dramatic andlightcomedyroles.
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Unlike later films of the genre, it's storyline focused on more dramatic subplots andlightcomedy.
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Their act was described aslightcomedy, with singing, dancing, and patter.
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Based on a stage play of the same name, the film blends drama with somelightcomedy.
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It is probably the wittiest play he ever wrote, the most flawless technically, and in spite of being a verylightcomedy, the most telling.
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Coburn delivers a casually effectivelightcomedyperformance.
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In his ruling, he called the film alightcomedytelling a tale of wide-eyed, brash, puppy-like innocence.
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In both cases there is a vein oflightcomedyexploited by director and author respectively.
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Most of her works are "shjo" manga, predominantly focused on romance, adventure, andlightcomedy, and many of them contain elements of shnen-ai.
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The play ends amicably and is alightcomedy.
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He acted in more than 100 films in roles covering a wide range of genres, fromlightcomedyto serious drama.
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In volume 8, the manga abruptly changes fromlightcomedyto serious science fiction.
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